Project organizers for the proposed “LA Square” complex in Troy say the project is moving forward, though they are still in the process of filing paperwork with the city.

A spokesman for the California Hotels Corp., Richard Halstrom said he expects that owner Remo Polselli will be filing the entitlements for the 17-acre Californian-inspired development within the first quarter of 2014.

The architects in the project are still meeting with the city to finalize plans, Halstrom said.

“It’s hard to say (the exact date it will be filed),” Halstrom told The Oakland Press. “But plans are moving ahead.”

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Jason Krieger of the the Royal Oak firm Krieger Klatt Architects said they have been working on plans for the complex for several months.

“I expect the plans will be finished and submitted formally probably right after Thanksgiving,” Krieger said.

Krieger said it will be at least three months from then that the city will approve the plans.

Halstrom said the hotel set to open on the property will be called “ICON,” which will be a revamped version of the current hotel in the location called “The Met.”

The concept behind the entire project is to create something “millennial,” Halstrom said.

ICON will also include an art gallery, amphitheatre and 22,000 square-feet of meeting space being catered by Epicurean Group.

Kreinger said he thinks LA Square is like a mini-downtown area. He said Polselli saw the concept at a hotel convention and decided to go forward with a project of his own.

“It’s kind of a new trend,” he said. “They’re kind of using the hotel as the anchor. I can’t think of anything like that around here right now.”

In September, it was announced that the Epicurean Group will also take over the former Charley’s Crab location to become “Northern Lakes Seafood Restaurant.”

ICON is set to be completed in 2014, while the rest of the complex will be finished in 2015.

LA Square is being designed by Krieger Klatt Architects of Royal Oak. The complex will also feature furnished lofts, 168,000 of retail space, five three-story buildings and neighborhood and professional services.

The proposed LA Square will be located at 5500 Crooks Road in Troy, where The Met Hotel currently stands.